tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post6276636594360912452..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: History: Jimmy Driftwood's SongPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-72074457345128602912013-01-10T08:15:18.374-09:002013-01-10T08:15:18.374-09:00Captain: Thank you so much for this post and for, ...Captain: Thank you so much for this post and for, as always, adding a million little details to it. I am once again in your debt.<br /><br />Timmy!: Can't get this song out of your head now, can ya? Me either.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-51879784187930885132013-01-09T19:48:09.824-09:002013-01-09T19:48:09.824-09:00That is great, Pauline. I was only familiar with t...That is great, Pauline. I was only familiar with the first verse, myself. Thankee to the every informative Captain Swallow as well.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-58006756374196497142013-01-09T14:38:11.776-09:002013-01-09T14:38:11.776-09:00Not that I'm trying to overstate me welcome......Not that I'm trying to overstate me welcome...LOL...<br /><br />Seems the road in question was Gentilly Road AND Chef Menteur back around 1798 http://bit.ly/XOHrAj but later named only as Gentilly (when it occurred to someone what "Menteur" was, perhaps) - it shows this way in the later 1800's well after the battle. Somewhere, someone brought it back and even dropped Gentilly...politicians...can't live with 'em, can't keel haul 'em all. (as an aside Perdido Rd. was once the perfect place for Politicians - out in the middle o' the swamp, truly "lost"...unfortunately now they found themselves in the middle o' the city...guess the Gators didn't want them either...they don't generally eat junk food...)Capt. John Swallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143131721521384174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-84486657605542450052013-01-09T14:00:17.723-09:002013-01-09T14:00:17.723-09:00BTW...I think it amusing that in the comic (which ...BTW...I think it amusing that in the comic (which looks fantastic) the map shows "Chef Menteur Road" - unlikely to have been called that in Jackson's time!<br />In fact, it's still funny they named a road (or anything else) for the "Lying Chief" - though there is some discussion on who or what that referred to - Gov. Kerlerec for reneging on a treaty with the Choctaw Nation, a Choctaw Chief who was corrupt or possibly a reference to the "untrustworthy" navigation o' the Mississippi. Given the indigenous peoples had been around the Mississippi for thousands o' years I doubt the latter...and given the corruption inherent in politics - especially "settler" politics, my guess is the first explanation.Capt. John Swallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143131721521384174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-79183298330369310082013-01-09T13:52:42.182-09:002013-01-09T13:52:42.182-09:00Thank ye for the kind mention; I am but a humble o...Thank ye for the kind mention; I am but a humble ol' Pyrate -glad to share some knowledge with The Brethren (or any who will listen with an open mind) - much like yerself and the fine blogs ye populate with such history! Coming across this info was most enlightening and imagine my joy in finding our man Laffite immortalized in song for the first time!<br />Many years ago I worked at a small AM radio station in an armpit o' a town and produced the morning call-in talk show, after which I played an hour or so o' "classic hits from the 50's - 70's"...Horton's version o' "The Battle O' New Orleans" was a regular pick and when I discovered the Station PD hated it, I played it all the more! Pyrate.<br /><br />I gave forwarded the complete lyrics to our mates "The Whiskey Bay Rovers" o' Lafayette, LA and instructed them to learn the song in it's entirely to add to their repertoire by NOLA Pyrate Week for subsequent performances (and sing along).Capt. John Swallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143131721521384174noreply@blogger.com